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R.E. Properties Bahamas The Official GreenBlock Distributor for the Bahamas. Your #1 Source for All GreenBlock Products.
Welcome to R.E. Properties Bahamas Official GreenBlock Distribution
For a combined sixty years, R.E. Properties and Greenblock has provided high performance building envelope solutions to the residential and commercial construction industry. Known as "The Original ICF", Greenblock has a proven track record and a history of exceptional design, quality and service. As sustainable building has become the preferred, if not required construction method throughout North America, construction and design professionals are turning to Insulated Concrete Forms to achieve green certification for their projects. An ICF building envelope provides occupants with a safe, clean, healthy and comfortable environment in which to live and work. Structures built with Insulated Concrete Forms reduce the buildings carbon footprint throughout its useful life by requiring less energy to heat and cool than structures built with conventional materials.
The Greenblock design also provides a monolithic concrete wall; walls which have the same concrete thickness throughout. Flat walls are easier to calculate structural loads for than other ICF wall types. Solid concrete is strength and protection. Concrete structures ahave a useful life of 100+ years.
Greenblock forms are generally 48” in length and 12” in height. Available in both Fixed-Web and Assemble-on-Site designs, they come in a range of internal widths, from 4 inches to 12 inches* , to accommodate most design requirements. A wide variety of special forms and accessories, including corners, brick ledges, taper tops and height adjusters allow Greenblock products to be adapted to many different construction situations.
Product Overview:
Greenblock Insulated Concrete Forms create solid, insulated, steel-reinforced concrete wall systems for use in both above and below grade. Greenblock wall systems are used for a multitude of construction applications including residential, light commercial, institutional and industrial buildings, providing exceptional insulation, thermal mass and structural integrity.
Greenblock Insulated Concrete Forms are based on the simple concept of modular interlocking blocks. During construction, the forms are stacked in the exterior shape of the structure, then aligned and filled with concrete and reinforcing steel creating safe, strong, energy efficient, sustainable homes and buildings.
Greenblock ICFs consist of two expanded polystyrene (EPS) panels, held together with polypropylene web ties spaced at six-inch centers. The plastic webs connect the EPS panels and terminate with a 1.5 inch flange which is embedded ½ inch beneath the outside surface of the panels. The flanges are clearly marked on the surface of the block with the word GREENBLOCK.
When the blocks are stacked, the flanges form a horizontal and vertical grid which is used to attach interior finishes like drywall and exterior finishes like stucco, wood siding and brick veneer. In addition to providing form support and attachment surfaces, the webs are designed to conveniently hold reinforcing steel bars in place before and during concrete placement.
The Greenblock panels are manufactured with EPS foam molded at 1.5 pounds/cu. ft. density which has a verified, stable R-value of approximately 4.4/inch of foam. Greenblock forms are dry-stacked using a running bond. Referred to as “adult Lego’s”, the blocks attach to one another top to bottom with our patented male/female nub design.
This is the best attachment system in the ICF industry - greatly reducing the occurrence of horizontal wall movement, form separation or lifting during concrete placement. This connection design reduces the need for gluing, taping or strapping of the forms from course to course and creates walls that require minimal bracing.
Product Design:
Web-Ties on 6” Centers:
The most essential design feature when comparing ICFs; web ties on 6 inch centers create a much stronger block requiring less secondary operations than the majority of ICF blocks with ties on 8 inch centers or wider. 6" centers also means there is less unsupported foam in a Greenblock wall which greatly .
reduces wavy walls, bulges and blowouts...And, more webs per block provides more attachment points for interior and exterior finishes. Greenblock ICFs allow for greater pour heights, utilize less labor and reduce valuable construction time.
“Lego-Type” Interlocking Connection System:
Our unique friction-fit “nub system” creates a tight male/female connection course-to-course which helps eliminate “lifting” during concrete placement and minimizes the need for gluing, taping or zip-tieing joints. Water dams between nubs prevent water seepage which insures proper concrete cure and reduces the possibility of moisture infiltration.
Directional/Non-Reversible :
All Greenblock ICFs are "Directional" (non-reversible)...by design...meaning that they will fit together course-to-course in only one direction. Our block was specifically designed this way to reduce or eliminate movement, lifting or "floating" of the wall during concrete placement (pour). The interior surfaces of our blocks have vertical "dovetail" channels running top to bottom. Each channel has a small "shelf" at the bottom which fills with concrete during the pour creating downward pressure so that the ICF block/wall doesn't float or separate course-to-course.
Some ICF manufacturers offer reversible ICFs which are designed to be used up or down, left or right, and are typically vulnerable to lifting and separation since there is no integral design structure to hold them down during concrete placement. Reversible ICFs typically require gluing and/or zip ties to secure the blocks together horizontally, course-to-course. These types of secondary operations result in additional time, material and labor expenses.
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Flat-Wall Design:
Greenblock’s flat-wall design produces an uninterrupted thickness of concrete, evenly distributed throughout the block, thus reducing voids and “honeycombing”, adding to the overall strength and rigidity of the wall.
12 Inch Blocks:
12" high blocks provide optimum wall strength and rigidity because there is less unsupported foam when compared to the majority of ICF blocks on the market that are 16" to 24" tall. 12" blocks also allow for 12" horizontal rebar placement where design specifications call for maximum strength in hurricane, tornado or earthquake prone regions for example. 12 " blocks stack faster , are easier to handle, require less cutting and produce less job site waste than larger ICFs. Plan take-offs are easier and less time consuming because the majority of walls, both residential and commercial, are in one foot increments.
Web Design:
Greenblock’s sub-surface, 100% recycled polypropylene furring strips are thicker and wider than most, providing greater block strength and stability. Clearly marked on the face of our block, the strips provide for easy, efficient attachment of interior and exterior finishes. The webs are also designed to hold rebar in place during concrete placement.
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Time Tested and Proven:
Greenblock was designed over 40 years ago in Europe and has since been tested and improved to meet the needs of the most discerning builders and developers. Thousands of Greenblock structures have successfully been built throughout Europe, United States and Canada, proving effective in most every climate and region. Building with Greenblock is simple and rewarding. Come see why.
Benefits & Advantages
Versatility:
Building with Greenblock allows you to be creative in your design and building style. The flexibility of the Greenblock building system means it can accept most styles of finish, both on the interior and exterior. Greenblock's diverse line of products allows you to customize your project, easily accommodating for curves and arches, challenging corners, tall walls and windows, and long wall spans. You can build as much or as little as you like, and easier than you thought possible. Let your imagination run wild.
Cost Competitive:
As the cost of lumber continues to fluctuate, it's hard to know what you will be paying for your next order of wood. At Greenblock we aren't as affected by fluctuations in the cost of raw materials. The recent spike in the cost of lumber has created a greater interest in alternative forms of building, and Greenblock has become the perfect option for a growing number of builders interested in getting in on the ground floor of a revolutionary building style. Labor savings alone is a reason why many have made the switch to Greenblock.
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Learning to build with Greenblock is easy. Even with minimal building experience, you can become proficient in building with Greenblock in no time at all. With a quickly trained labor force you will be able to build homes in less time increasing your bottom line. Additionally, plumbers and electricians will be able to install the necessary mechanicals with little effort into the Greenblock forms.
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ICF CMUR.E. Properties Ltd. offers a couple different Construction options once purchasing our ICF product.
The first construction option is erection of the ICF block only. This includes the use of all our professional ICF bracing, our experienced ICF crew and our knowledge of pervious ICF construction. Our crew will unpack and organize the materials according to the plans of the home and will either bring the home directly out the house or a foundation will be poured for the first course of the ICF. We will erect the wall to roof level . This excludes all rough plumbing/electrical, ground work, extra material for bracing, V-buck finish for windows, and pumping/cement. This option is simply the labor of erecting the walls from ground to roof level.
Option One
The second construction option is the erecting and completing the whole ICF custom home. This includes the everything from clearing and prepping the site for the erection of the walls all the way to the finish paint on the interior walls and everything in between. Our construction progress.
Option Two
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